Mikel Reparaz

@wikiparaz.bsky.social

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Former host of Vidjagame Apocalypse (@vgapocalypse.bsky.social). Ex-Ubisoft, GamesRadar, OXM, PTOM, MacLife. Opinions expressed here are my own.

Wikipedia entry for Smallpox, with text reading: Smallpox was [highlighted for emphasis] an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.?I1!! The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, 101 making smallpox the only human disease to have been eradicated.'
Screenshot of a Guardian paywall with a huge close-up photo of a woodlouse with large text reading “This is what we’re up against” and smaller text reading “You’ve read 7 articles in the last year”
A chihuahua mix named Steve rocks a bonnet while looking somewhat forlorn
A suburban skyline that would be a nice view of a sunset if it hadn’t been taken around noon
Bob from Twin Peaks steps over the back of a sofa, looking at the viewer with menace
Excerpt from the quoted screenshot that says P.P LIFE
Troma’s Sgt. Kabukiman brandishes a parasol like a sword while a confused-looking woman watches.
US box for the game RedCard 20-03, showing waist-up and close-up photos of Brian McBride, some flames, and almost no indication that this is even a soccer game
Leonardo da Vinci’s design for a ta- er, rotating restaurant
Screenshot of the Amazon SKINEAT store page with a header in which “SKINEAT” is written in unsteady blue-outline letters with little curlicues, as if maybe a preteen girl wrote them. Underneath is a message that says “Stop Asian Hate. skineat stands with the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities against hate.” And then there’s a photo of some kinda internal PC fan-power cables or whatever
A package labeled “SKINEAT Premium Accessories” (OK TBH the first three letters of “SKINEAT” are black and the rest are blue, so it’s probably “SKI NEAT”, but what does that have to do with cables. Nah, it’s SKIN EAT.)
Freeze frame of the video showing a grayish mass that appears to spring either from a guy’s back as a shark bites his butt, or from the shark’s upper lip
A GIF from Futurama in which Professor Farnsworth sets down a miniature sarcophagus, shakes his fists, and says “My God, this is an outrage! I was going to eat that mummy! Fry has got to go.”
A GIF of the pocketwatch from Return of the Obra Dinn rewinding to reveal whatever fresh hell this is about
A Star Trek animated series title card with “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” in big yellow letters
Ian McKellen smirks mischievously as Frankenstein director James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998).
Screenshot from the opening sequence of Resident Evil Requiem, showing a city street with a layout that looks eerily similar to the one in the above photo
An illustration of Hohass Ekwesh, the horse-headed X-Wing pilot of Wraith Squadron
A panel from an Achewood comic strip in which Cornelius Bear, holding an eggcup with a half-eaten soft-boiled egg inside, points angrily and says: AHEM! You, you, and you, feigning a prescriptive understanding of all global emergent systems! Cease this at once!
A sad-looking chihuahua mix named Steve peers out from under a bunched-up blanket absolutely covered in his shedded hair. Look, we’ve tried to clean it, OK? It’s not coming off, ever. It’s part of the fleece now and we just all need to accept that.
A screenshot from Aliens, with Hudson (Bill Paxton, RIP) confronting Burke (Paul Reiser) and saying “You’re dogmeat, pal!”
Cover of Snoop Dogg Presents: Goon with the Spoon, a cookbook by Snoop Dogg and Earl “E-40” Stevens, with a photo of the latter dressed like a chef and holding up some kind of monstrous meat sandwich while standing next to Snoop Dogg, who’s dressed exactly like Snoop Dogg.
A photo of a can from E3 2004 with a picture of Naked Snake from Metal Gear Solid 3 on it. Text on the can reads: METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER BRAND E3 SNAKE MEAT PACKED IN ITS OWN JUICES NET WT. 19 OZ. (1LB. 3 OZ) 53h
A deer-headed, biscuit-colored chihuahua mix looks over his shoulder at the viewer, giving side-eye and exposing a fang so it looks like he’s either vaguely disgusted with you or pooching his cheeks to look kinda dippy.
Leon looks at a barrel splashed with yellow paint (nudging players to interact with it) in a screenshot from the Resident Evil 4 remake
Photo of a storm drain with its grate spattered with orange paint
Close-up of a man wearing glasses, but the glasses are positioned to make the eyes appear doubled and the cheeks pushed drastically inward of their true location
Screenshot of a tweet from Noah Kinsey @thenoahkinsey “Your stripper name is your favorite salad dressing and the thing about you that most disappoints your parents”
A chihuahua mix named Steve lies on a cushion with his legs tucked out of sight, looking like some kind of caterpillar or worm while drooping his head and gazing balefully at the viewer.
GIF from Venture Bros. of Hunter Gathers poking his finger into a young Brock Samson’s chest and saying “Can you keep your head when confronted with mind-blowing weirdness?”
Screenshot from the ending of Ninja Gaiden II (NES) showing a huge sunset, with Ryu and his CIA-agent girlfriend Irene standing on a rocky mound in the foreground, looking out at it. Why did they climb up there? Were they like “we’ll see it better from up here!”? It dominates the entire horizon! You can’t not see it!
Screenshot of Ninja Gaiden II (NES) showing ninja Ryu Hayabusa followed by a red-costumes clone of himself.
Screenshot of an icy level from Ninja Gaiden II (NES)
More “Ominous” search results on Netflix, with thumbnails for Don’t Look Up, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Seinfeld(!?), The Perfect Neighbor, Awake, Subservience, 1899, and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Screenshot of a Netflix search for the word “Ominous,” returning thumbnails for Love Death + Robots, Wayward, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, Things Heard & Seen, Black Mirror, A Sacrifice, It’s What’s Inside, The King, and more.
A comic panel showing three circa-1880s Beagle Boys and their dad. All four have their faces hidden by shadows, with their eyes and teeth visible. There’s a crudely handwritten sign on a table in front of the dad, reading “EVIL DEEDS DONE TAKE A NUMBER” with a large numeral 37 next to it. One Beagle Boy says, “THAT WOULD COME IN HANDY IN THE PIRATIN' BUSINESS, PAPPY!” The dad replies, “YEAH, BUT WE GOTTA LAY LOW! THEY GOT WANTED POSTERS UP FOR US FROM HERE TO THE DELTA!”
A white pillowcase with the old GamesRadar logo, under which is the text “At least we’ll sleep with you”
A dwarf named Jordri says, “Because, what is a waterfall with nothing behind it? A water-fail, that's what!” in a screenshot from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Dawn of Ragnarok DLC
The words “I got a porcupine called ‘Zazoom’ he leaves his scent on people’s graves” appears next to Michael Bublé’s face in a still from “Russian Unicorn” by Bad Lip Reading
Dustin the dresser opossum, hissing
A screenshot from the two-player intro to Double Dragon III (NES) shows Jimmy and Billy Lee posing above the caption “A YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE BIMMY AND JIMMY DEFEATED THE SHADOW WARRIORS.”
The Mad Max: Fury Road “that’s bait” reaction meme image except it says “that’s Chappie” in big Impact font, ho ho, how droll this juxtaposition of commonly recognized images and phrases
A seven-panel page from an issue of Marvel’s Excalibur PANEL 1: Meggan, taking the form of a deceased Kitty Pryde, points accusingly at a furious Magik, and says: “NIGHTCRAWLER IS HERE: YOU WON'T SUCCEED IN ENSLAVING HIM OR PHOENIX OR PROFESSOR STUART-- ANYMORE THAN YOU DID IN MURDERING ME. SO YOU COULD GAIN CONTROL OF MY EMPIRE.” PANEL 2: Magik, wearing Dr. Strange’s costume, blasts Meggan with a purple beam, and yells: “WANNA BET?! I BUILT THAT EMPIRE, SWEETIE — EVEN IF YOU HOGGED ALL THE CREDIT— IT’S MINE BY RIGHT!” Meggan: AEEE! PANEL 3: The Judge Dredd-inspired Justicer Bull and another Justicer shoot Magik multiple times in the back. Bull says: “AS IS THE PUNISHMENT, LAWBREAKER, FOR SUCH CAPITAL CRIMES!” PANEL 4: Magik turns around, a Cryptkeeper-looking grin on her face. Her torso, cloaked in shadow, appears to have been torn open by exit wounds. She says: “Ow! THIS MEAN, JUSTY... WE AIN’T PALS NO MORE?” PANEL 5: Magik pulls at the skin on her face and plunges a hand into her front torso, saying: “AIN'T THAT A CRYING SHAME! TOO BAD— FOR YOU—“ PANEL 6: Magik, standing just off-panel, appears to rip Her face off with a spray of purple blood. The Justicers look on, horrified. Magik says: “—THE DARK-CHILDE… DOESN’T DIE…” PANEL 7: A towering purple demon stands in Magik’s place, covered in fur and with massive curved horns. It says “—QUITE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!” as Justicer Bull opens fire, uselessly.
A WWII German officer holds a WWI trench knife in front of captured American soldier Roland Weary in a panel from Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North, and Albert Monteys. He says (in German): «Nice playthings you have here. You'd like to use this on me, eh? Tear my face off with the spiked Knuckles, stick the blade in my belly and throat?> A caption at the bottom of the panel reads: And Billy and Weary understood no German.
A Japanese ad for Zelda II showing anime-ass teenage Link
A book cover(?) from the Gumby Adventures short “The Big Squirt,” showing Super Dude, a shirtless, grinning, muscular Black hero with an afro, mustache, bullet bandolier, superhero pants, and a sawed-off shotgun in each hand
Ad parody from an issue of Marvel’s “What The—?!” comic showing a brutish-looking gorilla wearing a tiny bowler hat with a little flower in it. The “ad” copy reads: DARLING PET MONKEY We've done an excellent job of utterly destroying their natural habitat with our slash-and-burn agncuiture. needless land development, and just plain thoughtless-ness. As a result, these cute little primates need a new home! They just cant wait to move into your run-down, tacky excuse for a house. They're simply dying for their first opportunity to bite the ears off of your bratty kids! Theyre able to eat the same fat-laden, carcinogenic, overly processed food that pushes you a bit further to an early death every day. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to care for an 800 pound rabid bull gorilla! (Did we neglect to mention that part? Hey --that's only 24c per pound! We dare you to find a better deal on anything, anywhere!) Below the copy are three smaller images. The first shows the gorilla lunging out of a tree to attack a man whose pope flies out of his mouth in surprise. The text below it reads “Impress your neighbors!” A second image shows the gorilla jumping up and down on what appear to be the twisted remains of a child. The text reads “Excelient playmate for your children!” The third image is a close-up of the gorilla’s face, with the back half of a striped cat hanging out its mouth. The text reads “Easy to feed!”
A close-up of the character Justicer Bull from a panel of Marvel’s Excalibur comic
A painting of Juan de Austria with Spanish breeches and codpiece, 1572, just rocking these absurd giant shorts with big slashes through them
“Laser Brain” illustration by Brandon Bird (@brandonbird.bsky.social), showing a realistic depiction of Han Solo piloting Kenner’s bubble-canopy MLC-3 Mini Rig Tank, complete with the Star Wars logo on it.
A screencap from the PlayStation 2025 wrap-up shows that my first trophy of the year was from Super Star Wars on 01/01/2025, and it is: Ootini (bronze) Kill 20 Jawas in one sandcrawler level.
Canadian postage-stamp set celebrating graphic novelists, including Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley, and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas.
Raw turkey breast with a pre-installed thermometer/timer that looks like a pale blue eye
Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights prays with his eyes closed above large impact text reading “DEAR 8 POUND 6 OUNCE NEWBORN INFANT JESUS”
A Kenner Luke Skywalker action figure from 1995, with huge muscles and a tiny, derpy-looking head
Close-up of a shitty comment reading “No grandmother on her deathbed was ever asked So what was your thesis on?”
A blurb from the Windows lock screen showing a white-haired hiker couple with the text: It's National Take a Hike Day Celebrating the benefits of walking, from short strolls to mountain hikes Take a first step